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Ridgefield is located on the border of Westchester County, New York, approximately 55 miles north of New York City and close to major roadways I-84, I-684, I-95, the Merrit Parkway and Route 7. Ridgefield is just a short drive to many world corporate headquarter facilities. Commuters have easy access to New York City and the Stamford/Greenwich areas via six area Railroad Stations. Many of our residents enjoy going to the city for dinner or a show on Broadway.

The Town of Ridgefield is truly a traditional New England Town. Many people come to live here because of its well respected school system, along with it's beauty. In fact, Ridgefield's Main Street is one of the most scenic in New England. The Village Center offers numerous boutiques, coffee houses, dozens of restaurants, and stores for all of your shopping needs. Some of our cultural facilities include: two museums, Artist's Guild, children's theater, numerous parks, a wonderful Library and Religious houses of Worship are very well represented. The Town is approximately 35 square miles.

As far as recreation, Ridgefield offers an 18-hole public golf course and a private country club for the golf enthusiast. Other facilities include, Martin's Park swimming lake, Ridgefield Parks & Recreation, exceptional athletic fields, many public tennis courts and an indoor ice skating center called the Winter Garden Ice Arena. There are 3 equestrian centers available with riding trails for the horse enthusiast.

The Ridgefield Public School system consists of five Elementary Schools, a Middle School and a Senior High School. Nursery schools and day care options are available. Quality education is one of Ridgefield's finest assets.

Ridgefield, Connecticut is rich in history. Purchased from the American Indians in 1708, the town became the scene of the Battle of Ridgefield that starred Benedict Arnold. For more than two centuries, Ridgefield was an agrarian community. But in the late 1800s artists and writers (including six Pulitzer Prize winners) as well as leaders of finance and industry began to discover its charms. Ridgefield also offered a new home for countless immigrants from Ireland, Germany and Italy, and finally, a home for the modern commuter.

Ridgefield is a beautiful, colonial town of 22,000 people in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains in central Fairfield County, Connecticut.
The town was founded in 1708 when about 30 families from Long Island Sound settlements bought these uplands from the Ramapoo Indians. Since then, Ridgefield has had a rich history that includes such personalities as Benedict Arnold, who fought here, and Eugene O'Neill, who wrote here.

The town is famed for its handsome Main Street, which stretches more than a mile along a ridge some 750 feet above sea level and is lined with stately homes, museums, churches, and shops. Connecticut Magazine regularly ranks Ridgefield highest in quality of life, based on its schools, low crime rate, and scope of services. Its school system is considered among the finest in a state known for fine schools. Even its dining is world-class; for nearly a century, the town has been famous for its excellent restaurants, from world-class country inns to modern bistros. We have several areas to live including wonderful lake properties on either Rainbow Lake, Mamanasco Lake, Pierrepont, or Fox Hill Lakes. Ask about Ridgefield Lake living.

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Ridgefield was first settled by English colonists from Norwalk and Milford in 1708 when a group of settlers purchased land from Chief Catoonah of the the Ramapoo tribe. The town was incorporated under Royal Charter in 1709. The most notable 18th Centery event was the Battle of Ridgefield (on April 27, 1777). This Revolutionary War skirmish involved a small colonial militia force (the Connecticut Continentals), led by, among others, General David Wooster, who died in the engagement, and Benedict Arnold [2], whose horse was shot from under him. They faced a larger British force that had landed at Norwalk and was returning from a raid on the colonial supply depot in Danbury, Connecticut. The battle was a tactical victory for the British but a strategic one for the Colonials since the British never again attempted a landing by ship to attack colonial strongholds during the war. Today, the dead from both sides are buried together in a small cemetery....."...foes in arms, brothers in death...". The Keeler Tavern, a local inn and museum, features a British cannonball still lodged in the side of the building. There are many other landmarks from the Revolutionary War in the town, with most along Main Street.

In the summer of 1781, the French army, under the Comte de Rochambeau marched through Connecticut, encamping in the Ridgebury section of town, where the first Catholic Mass in Ridgefield was offered.

For much of its three centuries, Ridgefield was a farming community. Among the important families in the 19th Century were the Rockwells and Lounsburys, which intermarried. They produced two Connecticut governors, George and Phineas Lounsbury. The Ridgefield Veterans Memorial Community Center, also called the Lounsbury House, on Main Street was built by Gov. Phineas Chapman Lounsbury around 1896 as his home.

In the late 1800s, spurred by the new railroad connection to its lofty village and the fact that nearby countryside reaches 1,000 feet above sea level, Ridgefield began to be discovered by wealthy New York City residents, who assembled large estates and built huge "summer cottages" throughout the higher sections of town. Among the more noteworthy estates were Col. Louis D. Conley's "Outpost Farm," which at one point totalled nearly 2,000 acres, some now Bennett's Pond State Park; Seth Low Pierrepont's "Twixthills," more than 600 acres, much now Pierrepont State Park; Frederic E. Lewis's "Upagenstit," 100 acres that became Grey Court College in the 1940s, but now mostly subdivision; and Col. Edward M. Knox's "Downesbury Manor," whose 300 acres included a 45-room mansion that Mark Twain often visited.

These and dozens of other estates became unaffordable and unwieldy during and after the Great Depression, and most were broken up. Many mansions were razed. In their place came subdivisions of one- and two-acre lots that turned the town into a suburban, bedroom community in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. However, strong planning and zoning has maintained much of the 19th and early 20th Century charm of the town, especially along its famous mile-long Main Street.

Among the town's most famous historic buildings is the Keeler Tavern. Built in 1832, the building was purchased by Timothy Keeler in 1769 and converted into a tavern in 1772. The Keeler Tavern was a target during the Revolutionary War because it was reported that the owner and other patriots were making musket balls in the basement. A cannonball fired at the building during the Battle of Ridgefield is still imbedded in a corner post of the house.

The Little Red Schoolhouse, circa 1750, located at West Lane is believed to be the oldest school in Ridgefield still intact. It is now a museum for all residents to enjoy.

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Ridgefield Community Our town is rich in values with a strong  dedication to involvement and community service.  If you're looking for it, there is certainly something for everyone.  Just take a look at our breadth and depth of religious, service, community and social groups and clubs.
Worship: First Church of Christ, Scientist First Congregational Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist Oak Tree Sangha Ridgebury Congregational Ridgefield Baptist St. Andrews Lutheran (ELCA) St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic St. Ignatius Retreat House St. Marys Catholic St. Stephens Episcopal Temple Shearith Israel Temple B'nai Chaim	Clubs and Community Groups: Democratic Town Committee Republican Town Committee Italian-American Mutual Aid Society Jerusalem Lodge of Masons Knights of Columbus Newcomers Club International Club of Ridgefield Ridgefield League of Women Voters Old Timer’s Association Ridgefield Men's Club Ridgefield Woman’s Club MOMS Club of Ridgefield The Writers Guild Writing Critique Group Caudatowa Garden Club Ridgebury Garden Club Ridgefield Garden Club Ridgefield Open Space Association UNA-USA of Connecticut St. Mary’s Sewing and Craft Guild Community Center Card Players American Legion Ridgefield Detachment Marine Corps League Veterans of Foreign Wars Main Street Singles Ridgefield Historical Society Fathers Club of Ridgefield
Community Service: A Better Chance in Ridgefield Appalachia Service Project Ridgefield Meals on Wheels National Charity League Ridgefield Kiwanis Club Ridgefield Rotary Club Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue

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Ridgefield has six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The following enrollments have been projected for the 2005-06 school year by H.C. Planning Consultants Inc. The total is 5,616. As of June 1, 2005, there were 5,597 students enrolled in the district. 

Ridgefield High School
700 North Salem Road
(203) 438-3785
Jeffrey Jaslow, principal
1800 students in 9th - 12th (approx.)

East Ridge Middle School
10 East Ridge Road
(203) 438-3744
Martin Fiedler, principal
774 students in 6th - 8th (approx.)

Scotts Ridge Middle School
750 North Salem Road
(203) 894-3400
Marie M. Doyon, principal
630 students in 6th - 8th (approx.)

Barlow Mountain Elementary School
115 Barlow Mountain Road
(203) 894-7700
Patricia Michael, principal
450 students approx. (preschool - 5th)

Branchville Elementary School
40 Florida Road
(203) 544-7980
Jason McKinnon, principal
 416 students in K - 5th (approx.)

Farmingville Elementary School
324 Farmingville Road
(203) 431-2830
Dr. Adeline Merrill, principal
430 students (approx.)

Ridgebury Elementary School
112 Bennett’s Farm Road
(203) 438-6555
Julie Sullivan, principal
471 students in K - 5th (approx.)

Scotland Elementary School
111 Barlow Mountain Road
(203) 438-6563
Mark H. Solomon, principal
401 students in K- 5th (approx.)

Veterans Park Elementary School
8 Governor Street
(203) 438-6571
Julie Droller, principal
346 students (approx.)

The latest Average SAT Scores available are for the Class of 2004. They were 575 verbal and 579 math, for an average combined score of 1154.

About 96% of Ridgefield High School seniors go on to college.

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There were 8,433 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $107,351, and the median income for a family was $127,981. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,236 for females. The per capita income for the town was $51,795. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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• First Church of Christ, Scientist, 260 Main Street, 438-4780 ( www.christianscience.org/ridgefield);
• First Congregational, 103 Main Street, 438-8077 ( www.firstcongregational.com);
• Jesse Lee Memorial United Methodist, 207 Main Street, 438-8791(www.jesselee-umc.org);
• Oak Tree Sangha (Buddhists) meets twice monthly in town. See www.oaktreesangha.org for dates and times.
• Ridgebury Congregational, 602 Ridgebury Road, 748-2806 (www.ridgeburychurch.org);
• Ridgefield Baptist, 325 Danbury Road, 438-5751 (www.ridgefieldchurch.org);
• St. Andrew’s Lutheran, 6 Ivy Hill Road, 438-0606 (www.standrewsct.org);
• St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic, 520 Ridgebury Road, 438-7292;
• St. Ignatius Retreat House, 209 Tackora Trail, 431-0201;
• St. Mary’s Catholic, 183 High Ridge, 438-6538 (www.stmarysridgefield.org);
• St. Stephen’s Episcopal, 351 Main Street, 438-3789 (www.ststephens-ridgefield.org);
• Temple Shearith Israel (Reform), 46 Peaceable Street, 438-6589 (www.tsiridgefield.org).

For information on when services take place, call the church or temple or look in The Ridgefield Press under religious services. During holidays service times often change so it is a good idea to call ahead. For information on the Baha’i faith, call 544-6021.

What houses of worship are in adjoining towns?
• Bethlehem Lutheran Church (ECLA), 44 Portland Avenue, Georgetown, 544-8858;
• Georgetown Bible Church, Main Street and Route 107, Georgetown, 544-8673;
• Georgetown United Methodist Church, Main Street and Route 107, 544-8394;
• Temple B’nai Chaim, 82 Portland Avenue, Georgetown, 544-8695 (www.tbc-ct.org);
• Adat Torah Conservative Congregation, services at Old Town Hall, 69 Ridgefield Road, 762-5210 (www.adattorah.org);
• Hope Church (Evangelical Free), 240 Wolfpit Road, Wilton, 762-0706 (www.HopeChurchCT.org);
• United Covenant Church, Westport Road, Wilton, 834-0644 (www.unitedcovenantchurch.org);
• Wilton Friends Meeting, 317 New Canaan Road, 762-5669;
• Wilton Presbyterian Church, 48 New Canaan Road, 762-5514 (www.wiltonpresbyterian.org);
• Jewish Family Congregation, Route 123, South Salem, N.Y., 914-763-3028;
• Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Route 123, Vista, N.Y., 914-533-2680;
• South Salem Presbyterian Church, Spring Street, South Salem, N.Y., 914-763-9282 (www.southsalempc.org);
• Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church, 8 Shady Lane, South Salem, 914-533-2635. 

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The town has a Metro North railroad station called "Branchville." Branchville is a business and residential community in the southeast corner of the town.

Other locales within the town include Titicus, on Route 116 just north of the village; Ridgebury, in the northern section of town; Scotland, which is south of Ridgebury; Farmingville, northeast and east of the village; Limestone, northeast of the village; Flat Rock, south of the village; and Florida, just north of Branchville.

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The Town of Ridgefield consists of hilly, rocky terrain, ranging from 1,060 feet above sea level (at Pine Mountain) to 342 feet at Branchville. Its village is between 800 and 720 feet above sea level, and is said to be the loftiest town center between Boston and Washington. The landscape is strewn with countless rocks deposited by glaciers and among the town's bodies of water is Round Pond, formed in a kettle left by the last glacier 20,000 years ago. A particularly interesting feature is Cameron's Line, named for Eugene N. Cameron, who discovered that rocks west of the line differed greatly from those east of it. This fault line was formed some 250 million years ago by the collison of of "Proto North America" and "Proto Africa," and there are still occasional light earthquakes felt along its length. The line bisects the southern half of the town, running generally north of West Lane, across the the north end of the village, past the south end of Great Swamp and generally easterly into Redding in the Topstone area. North of Cameron's Line, the town is rich in limestone. The mineral was extensively mined, and remnants of several limekilns exist today. Also mined here in the 19th Century was mica, pegmatite, and quartz. Gold, as well as gemstones such as garnet and beryl, have been found here, and dozens of minerals have been unearthed at the old Branchville Mica Quarry. Uraninite, a source of uranium, is found here, too.

Commute to New York City Several Metro North train stations conveniently serve Ridgefield residents. Parking is available at Goldens Bridge, Purdys and Branchville. Click here for the Metro North website.  Shuttle service is available to Katonah.

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Major Area Airports Ridgefield residents use several major area airports.  Drive time ranges from 30 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes.  Parking is available or can use Connecticut Limo or a private car service.

	White Plains Airport	26 miles by car
	Stewart International Airport	50 miles by car
	LaGuardia Airport	55 miles by car
	Kennedy International Airport	61 miles by car
	Bradley International Airport	81 miles by car
Click the links above airport for directions, parking, flight and schedule information.  See maps below for more information.

    

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	Directions to our Office The Keller Williams Realty office is located at 404 Main Street (Route 35) Ridgefield, CT 06877 You'll find us in the center of town on the east side of Main Street (Route 35) right next Town Hall.
From Route I 95 (CT Turnpike) Take Exit 15 (Route 7 North). Follow this until the highway ends. At light go right and follow signs for Route 7. At bottom of hill go left (Route 7 North). This will eventually merge with Route 33 North. Stay on 33 & 7 through Wilton Center then go left at light as Route 33 heads to Ridgefield. Follow 33 straight into Ridgefield Center (12 minutes). Route 33 becomes Route 35 (Main Street). At the second light, Keller Williams Realty is on your right - #404 Main Street. Our office telephone number is 203-438-9494.	From Westchester County/ White Plains Area Route 684 North to Exit #6. At top of ramp go right on Route 35 East. Follow Route 35 for approximately 15 minutes. At the ‘fountain’ go left on Main Street (also Route 35). Our office is located at the second traffic light #404 Main Street. Our office telephone number is 203-438-9494.
From Danbury/Waterbury Area Route I 84 to Exit #3-Route 7 South. Follow this for about 4 miles. At light, go right on Route 35 and follow this toward Ridgefield Center. Our office is located directly on Route 35 (Main Street) #395 on your right directly opposite Town Hall. Parking is available behind our office- Right at light (Catoonah Street) then 1st left into our parking lot.

Info About Commuting to NYC:

The nearest train station is the Branchville station off Route 7, about five minutes down Branchville Road from the center of Ridgefield. It is 54 miles to Grand Central Terminal. There are machines to buy tickets. Ticket prices to New York City are: $14.25 one-way peak, $10.75 one-way off-peak, $308 monthly. There is a wheelchair ramp to the platform. The station is served by Westport Star Taxi (227-3063). Call in advance. Parking is free.

New York City commuters find the Katonah station convenient and the train ride shorter, although parking is limited. Goldens Bridge, one stop north of Katonah, is another frequently used station for Ridgefielders. The fare to GCT from both stations is $11.50 one-way peak, $8.75 one-way off-peak, $251 monthly.

Northern Ridgefielders might use the Southeast station in Brewster, N.Y. The fare to New York is $13.25 one-way peak, $10 one-way off-peak, $289 monthly. All ticket prices are for tickets bought before boarding the train. There is a significant monetary penalty for buying a ticket on the train.

Permits for parking at Katonah, Goldens Bridge and Southeast are handled by Allright Corp., 888-682-PARK. 

Airports:

Westchester County Airport in New York is used by American, Northwest, United and U.S. Air. The phone number is 914-285-4850.

LaGuardia, serving 25 airlines, is in Queens, New York. The phone number is 718-533-3400. The Web site is www.panyns.gov/aviation/lgaframe.htm.

Kennedy Airport, a major international airport serving scores of airlines, is also in Queens, about 90 minutes away. The phone number there is 718-244-4444. The Web site is panyns.gov/aviation/jfkframe.htm.

Sikorsky Memorial Airport (203-576-7498) is in Stratford. It offers charters, flight training, and private plane services.

Bradley International Airport (860-292-2000/888-624-1533) is New England’s second-largest airport after Logan in Boston. It is in Windsor Locks, 12 miles north of Hartford, about an hour and 15 minutes away. Bradley serves more than a dozen airlines. For more information, check the Web site at www.bradleyairport.com.

Danbury Municipal Airport (797-4624) does not have commercial flights. It does offer charter service, aircraft rentals, flight instruction, sightseeing rides, and private plane services. The Web site is www.airnav.com/airport/dxr. 

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There were 8,433 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the town the population was spread out with 30.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $107,351, and the median income for a family was $127,981. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $50,236 for females. The per capita income for the town was $51,795. About 1.3% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

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Danbury Hospital has the Ridgefield Diagnostic Imaging (RDI), and the Ridgefield Surgical Center LLC affiliated practices in town, both at 901 Ethan Allen Highway (state Route 7). RDI offers a "full-range of diagnostic services" for radiologic care, according to the hospital, and the surgical center, a joint venture between the hospital and local surgeons, offers outpatient surgery.[4] The hospital's Ridgefield Specimen Collection Facility is at 10 South St.

The Ridgefield Visiting Nurse Association at 80 East Ridge offers home health care, community wellness, and public health and safety programs.

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The Keeler Tavern Museum preserves an early 1700s house that, by the time of the Revolution, had become a tavern and inn. The tavern was a center of community activities, an early post office, and a stop on the northern New York to Boston post road. In the early 20th Century, it was the home of noted architect Cass Gilbert. The tavern is open several days a week, offers tours, and has a gift shop.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is a leading venue for the world's best contemporary artists. Its exhibitions have attracted international attention and respect. The museum was recently redesigned and expanded, and offers many special programs, including concerts.

Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra began as the Ridgefield Symphonette in 1965 with 20 players, only a third of them professionals. It became fully professional by the end of the decade and today has 75 musicians and draws soloists of international reputation. In 1984, Maxim Shostakovich, then a Ridgefielder, conducted a sold-out concert of music by his father, Dmitri Shostakovich, with the composer's grandson, Dmitri, performing as piano soloist.

The Ridgefield Playhouse, opened in December 2000, is housed in the "old Ridgefield High School" auditorium, designed in the 1940s by Cass Gilbert Jr. (son of Cass Gilbert, architect of the Supreme Court building and the Woolworth Building), and extensively remodeled as a playhouse. The Playhouse is the year-round venue for dozens of concerts and other performances, many by internationally known artists such as Joan Baez, Paul Newman, Arlo Guthrie, Jose Feliciano, the Bacon Brothers, Peter Yarrow, Marcel Marceau, Barbara Cook, and Moscow Boys Choir. The Playhouse also shows movies, many of them first-run.

Weir Farm National Historic Site straddles the Ridgefield-Wilton border, and is the only National Park Service property in Connecticut. The site preserves much of the farm of J. Alden Weir (1852-1919), a painter of the American Impressionism style, and was later used by his son-in-law, Mahonri Young (1877-1957), noted sculptor and a grandson of Brigham Young. The site include the Weir Farm Art Center and a gallery, and many special events take place there, including shows by visiting artists in residence.

Ridgefield's public open space includes Aldrich Park (65 acres), Bennett's Pond state park (460 acres), Brewster Farm (103 acres), Florida Refuge (63 acres), Hemlock Hills/Lake Windwing (421 acres), Pine Mountain (368 acres), the Seth Low Pierrepont State Park (313 acres), and the Weir Farm National Historic Site (57 acres). A more complete list, along with descriptions and a few trail maps, can be found the Ridgefield Open Space Association's website. Rules governing the use of this land can be found at town hall, or on ROSA's page.

The town's largest industry Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc., whose United States headquarters are located in the Ridgebury section of town.

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Outdoor Recreation and Sports Ridgefield is full of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors.  Whether is a hike in the forest or organized sports, our town offers it all.
Golf: Ridgefield Public Golf Course Ridgefield Ladies Golf Association Ridgefield Men's Golf Club Silver Spring Country Club Belmonts Driving Range Other: North County Trailway The Discovery Center Ridgefield Parks and Rec Wintergarden Arena Ridgefield CycleSport Cycling Cue Sheets Wolfpit Running Club Martin Park Beach Rec Center Pool Everywoman’s Spirit Ridgefield Fitness Club Four Seasons Racquet Cub Ridgefield Athletic Club Mountain Workshop	Hiking Trails, Boating  and Open Space: Catalog of Ridgefield Open Spaces Bennett's Pond Trail System Map Mamanasco Lake Pine Mountain / Hemlock Hills Trail System Map Pierrepont State Park Trail Map Ridgefield Open Space Association Woodcock Nature Center Ridgefield Rec Center Walking Trails Youth Sports: Skate Park Laurel Ridge Skating Club Soccer Club of Ridgefield Ridgefield Little League Ridgefield Babe Ruth Baseball Ridgefield Girls Softball Ridgefield Basketball Association Ridgefield Lacrosse Ridgefield Youth Football Ridgefield Youth Hockey Ridgefield Youth Wrestling Ridgefield Youth Cheerleading

The Ridgefield Recreation Center complex (431-2755) is at 195 Danbury Road (Route 35). Office hours are 8:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday. The facility is open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, 6 to 6 on Saturday, and 9 to 6 on Sunday.

Parks:

Ballard Park on Main Street is a full-fledged park, complete with a playground and a bandstand. Special events are held there.

Martin Park is Ridgefield’s local swimming hole, with a public beach for residents only on spring-fed Great Pond. For summer swims, there is a daily fee or you may purchase a seasonal tag at the parks and recreation office on Danbury Road (431-2755).

Bennett’s Pond is on Bennett’s Farm Road, off Route 7. The property offers two trails along old logging roads and pre-existing trails. The orange trail connects to Pine Mountain Preserve and the blue trail connects to the Hemlock Hills property.

Veterans Park, where Veterans Park School is, Ridgebury School and Branchville School all offer a good sledding hill plus athletic fields and a playground. Richardson Park, off Route 116, is excellent for picnics and hiking. Pierrepont State Park on Barlow Mountain Road has miles of trails plus fishing on Pierrepont Pond.

Lake Windwing on South Shore Drive has Little League fields, hiking, and cross-country skiing. Aldrich Park on New Road offers hiking trails.
Sturges Park on Rippowam Road offers camping and hiking.

There is also the Bark Park on Prospect Ridge where dogs may run off the leash. 

All outdoor town facilities, except Martin Park, are open to the public without membership. There are lighted basketball courts and tennis courts at the Yanity Gym. Outdoor basketball hoops are at the schools, too.

Baseball diamonds are next to Veterans Park School, on Playground Road in Branchville, at Farmingville School, at Ridgebury School, at Branchville School, at Lake Windwing across from Ridgebury School, at Aldrich Park off New Road, at Ridgefield High School, Sachem Field on Old West Mountain Road, on Prospect Ridge, at East Ridge Middle School, and behind the Venus municipal building on East Ridge.

Soccer is played on many elementary school fields and on Diniz and Onolfo fields on Prospect Ridge. Gyms of the schools and recreation centers may also be rented by the public. Call 431-2755 between 9 and 5 Monday through Friday for details.

The Graham Dickinson SPIRIT Skate Park, 30 Prospect Street behind Yanity Gym, is open seven days a week from March through November, weather permitting. Hours are noon to dusk during the summer (as well as weekends, holidays, and school vacation days), 2:30 to dusk on school days. Skaters may purchase an annual membership ($150) or buy a 10-day punch card for $60. The daily rate is $7. Lessons and camps are offered. For more information, call Linda Caponetti at 431-2368. The rinkside number is 431-2342 during regular hours in season.

A parent-child skate park at the new recreation center on Route 35 is designed to allow young children to learn to skate. 

Winter Garden, 111 Prospect Ridge Road (behind East Ridge Middle School), is open for public skating from September to late May. A synthetic skating surface used for training purposes is open all year. Call 438-4423 for information.
There are seasonal hockey leagues for youths and adults, summer hockey camps, and learn-to-skate programs.

For information on the Laurel Ridge Skating Club (figure skating), call Susan Barr at 431-6182. 

Ridgefield Golf Course
545 Ridgebury Road
Ridgefield, CT 06877
(203) 748-7008

Holes: 18

Staff:
Director of Golf: Frank A. Sergiovanni, PGA
Course Superintendent: Anton Steger

Practice Facilities:
Driving range (grass)
Putting green
Chipping
Sand

Clubhouse:
Pro shop
Restaurant: In the Rough Grille, which offers its service and alcoholic beverages to golfing patrons.
Weekdays: For Monday-Thursday, residents call 7 days in advance, non-residents call 3 days in advance; For Friday, residents Monday in person until 9 a.m. or call after 9 a.m.; non-residents call Wednesday after 9 a.m.
Weekends: In-person lottery for residents Thursdays at 6:15 a.m. Non-residents may phone Thursdays after 9 a.m.

The Ridgefield Ladies Golf Association offers both nine and 18 hole leagues. Call Michelle Morrow at 438-5956 or visit www.rlga.net. 

The Ridgefield Men’s Golf Club is open to area residents and meets once a week year-round to play at the Ridgefield Golf Course. Call 431-2764 or visit www.rgconline.org. 

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The Nutmeg Festival on Main Street is in August. It has been organized by St. Stephen's Church and held on its grounds since 1906, when it was started there as an "apron and cake sale" by the Ladies Guild to raise money for charity.

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Ask prospective real estate agents several questions. How long have you been in the business? How do your services differ from those of your colleagues? Do you have a principal broker/owner who works closely with you and serves as a backup person if you are not available?

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